QUESTION BANK

ME 2402 - COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING (CIM)

UNIT-I

PART-A (2 MARKS)
1. Explain CIM.

2. What are the components of CIM?

3. What are the steps involved in designing and manufacturing a product?

4. What is the role of CIM in manufacturing?

5. What are important applications of CIM in manufacturing planning?

6. What are the important applications of CIM in manufacturing control?

7. What is management?

8. List out the tasks for the managers in effective management:

9. What are the major communications used in manufacturing industry?

10. What is videoconferencing?

11. Define automation.

12. What are the goals of automation in manufacturing industry?

13. What are the functions of automated manufacturing system?

14. Give the classification of automation.

15. What are the benefits of automation?

PART-B (16 MARKS)
1. Briefly explain the nature and role of the elements of CIM system.
2. Describe the basic activities that must be carried out in a factory to convert raw materials into
finished product.
3. Describe the changing manufacturing and management scenario after the development of
CIM.
4. What do you understand by term islands of automation? List and explain any six islands of
Automation.
5. 5. List some CIM hardware and CIM software and bring out the various benefits of
implementing a CIM system.

UNIT-II

PART-A (2MARKS)

1. Define Group Technology (GT).

2. List out the stages in Group Technology.

3. Define Part families.

4. What are the methods available for solving problems in GT?

5. Explain the two categories of attributes of parts.

6. List out the premises for the developed of DCLASS code.

7. What is PFA?

8. What is the weakness of PFA?

9. What are the applications of GT?

10. What is Process planning?

11. What are the steps involved in Process Planning?
12. What are the factors considered for selection of tooling?
13. What are the prerequisites for process planning?
14. Why CAPP system is called as Variant system.
15. What are the approaches will recognize the CAPP.


PART-B (16 MARKS)
1. Explain about Optiz classification and coding system.
2. Define variant CAPP systems. Explain the general procedure for using one of the variant
CAPP systems.
3. Discuss about MICLASS and DCLASS classification and coding system.
4. Briefly discuss the various benefits of implementing a GT in a firm. Also bring out the
advantages and limitations of using GT.
5. Explain in detail the process planning activities.
6. List out the Part Classification and Coding System used in Part families with neat sketch.
7. Write short notes on
a. LAN Model
b. OSI Model
c. Network Model.
8. Discuss about KK -3 and CODE classification and coding system.
9. Briefly discuss the various benefits of implementing a LAN Model in a firm. Also bring out
the advantages and limitations of using LAN Model.


UNIT-III

PART-A (2MARKS)

1. Gives the major objectives of a Production Management Systems (PMS).

2. Define SFC.

3. What is the primary function of SFC?

4. What are the phases of SFC?

5. What is the purpose of FDS?

6. What is an Automatic Data Capture (ADC) method?

7. What are the technologies used in ADC?

8. What Bar code consists?

9. What are the types of Bar code?

10. What is DAS?

11. List out the application of ADC technology.

12. What are the types of SFC?

13. Define FMS.

14. What arc the Objectives of FMS?

15. What arc the benefits of FMS?



PART-B (16 MARKS)
1. Explain the component of FMS and FMS layout configuration.
2. Explain three phases of shop floor control.
3. Write an engineering brief about the various types of automatic identification technologies.
4. Write short notes on various materials handling equipment that are commonly found in a
FMS.
5. What is MRP? Explain the inputs to MRP and various MRP outputs. Also list the various
benefits of MRP.

UNIT-IV

PART-A (2MARKS)

1. Which is ideal state in computer based manufacturing applications?

2. Write about CIMOSA.

3. How CIMOSA separates functions?

4. Explain about MRR

5. What is the role of process planning in CIM architecture?

6. What is dispatching?

7. What about shop-floor information?

8. Explain PDM.

9. Draw simple E-R diagram.

10. What are the types of IDEF models?



PART-B (16 MARKS)


1. Explain the components of a Local Area Network and network topologies.

2. a) Explain the CIMOSA model with a neat diagram

b) Describe product data management and its advantages.

3. What is data communication? Identify and briefly explain the five components of a data
Communication system.

4. Compare the two methods of serial transmission. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages
of each.

5. Writes short notes on: Ethernet, token ring, and FDDI.

6. What is network management? Discuss the various functions of it.


UNIT-V

PART-A (2 MARKS)

1. What are the two types of channel?

2. List the characteristics of channel.

3. What is channel bandwidth?

4. What are two types of transmission mode?

5. What is modulation?

6. What is demodulation?

7. What are the reasons for using LAN?

8. What are the features of LAN?

9. Define topology and explain its classification.

10. What are the Advantages of LAN?

11. Define OSI.

12. List out the layers of OSI model.

13. What is the functions of physical layers?
14. What is the function of data l ink layer?



PART-B (16 MARKS)



1. Explain about MAP/TOP.

2. a) Explain manufacturing Automation Protocol.

b) Explain Technical Office protocol.

3. Explain the features of a database management system and database model.

4. Describe about the following

a) Database operators.

b) Relational databases

5. What are the three levels of architecture of a database system? Describe them.